Overview
- A representative for Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones told Entertainment Weekly that reports they are boycotting CNN are false, with Michael’s spokesperson also saying he has no issue appearing on or watching the network.
- Dylan Douglas called the boycott story “fake news” on SiriusXM’s The Dean Obeidallah Show, criticized Scott Jennings as a “hack,” and labeled the pundit’s seafood dinner apology offer to his mother “creepy.”
- Scott Jennings discussed the segment on Meghan McCain’s Citizen McCain podcast, saying he “dismantled” Dylan’s arguments and quipping that he would apologize to Catherine Zeta-Jones over seafood.
- The boycott narrative traces to a Rob Shuter Substack item alleging the couple was “fuming” and considering blacklisting CNN, a claim that was widely aggregated before the family’s official denial.
- The original CNN NewsNight exchange last month centered on the shutdown and votes tied to SNAP and ACA-related subsidies, with coverage noting Dylan appeared flustered as Jennings pressed his points.